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... pics of the local homes as we were quite taken by the home sizes and architecture. Tidy, tidy and more tidy homes. Notably absent in the little villages so far has been the lack of corner-type grocery stores. Of course, the gas stations have taken on stocking some items as is the case back home.

Tonight we will have a nice evening with the gang at a local gasthof and tomorrow we will head south along the Moselle River and ...

We pick up the travel blog having said farewell to Patty and Bob in Amsterdam and following a nice walk in Rembrandt Park by the hotel on Monday morning, we were picked up by our dear Dutch friend of 42 years - Puck and Ben Roncken who served in Moose Jaw in the early 70's where Ben was an exchange instructor pilot. They took us to their home in Roermond where we spent a very enjoyable and relaxing day and a half.

... adjusted. Found in Schimmert, my pillow left from the last trip. Lost somewhere between leaving Uden and Zwolle, my walking stick. Turns out I left it on the station as Oss, too busy with goodbyes and cases. The train to Emmen is smaller and crowded. I feel clumsy with my large case and backpack, but try to ignore myself and settle in to watch the people and the scenery. Most of the other passengers are young ...

... destroyed by German bombs. The dutch surrendered not long after. We decided to take the Water Bus (Ferry) into the cit, the next decision was how to get to the places we wanted to see, including The Market Hall and the Old Port. We laughingly chose a FietsTaxi, something none of us had done before! The Market Hall rose above us, a huge upside down U. Inside ...

... and a road on the other. I then rode out into the countryside to find the Van Gogh bike path- a path lit up in the image of Van Gogh's starry night. I had thought that the path consisted of solar panels, where LED lights lit up in the evening to form the pattern. I was mistaken, that is not the case, and was one reason I had trouble finding the path- in the day light it looks like any other! Google maps decided it would be fun to kill me, so it took me on a ...